PREGION prohibition

How long did Prohibition last?

13 years, 5 motnhs, 9 days

Where was Remus born?

Germany

Right before Prohibiiton, REmus moved from ___ to _______

Chicago, Cincinatti

In 1928, the price of beer increased by ___, gin ____, and whiskey ____

600%, 520%< 310%

How many worker’s did REmus’ scheme have?

3,000

Remus’ workers included _____ armored strucks

20

Remus spent about _____ a year on bribes

$20 million

What was Remus’ nickname?

Bootleg King

What investigation ultimately caused REmus’ imprisonment?

Harding Administration’s corruption

What known Harding associate did Remus bribe?

Jess Smith

How long did Remus serve in prison and where?

2 years, Atlanta

Detroit reported ____ blind pigs

20,000

In 1929, New York found _____ nightclubs and speakeasies in the city

373

The NY report found only _____ of the clubs to not engage in prostitution

14% or 52

How many arrests for punblic intoxication were there in Philadelphia in 1919?

16,819

How many public intoxication arrests in Philadelphia were there in 1925?

51,361

Compare the federal prison numbers in 1920 to 1933

3,720 vs 13,352

When/where was Capone born?

Brooklyn, 1899

Capone was how old when he left school?

14

WHen did Torrio move to Chicago?

1919

What industries did Capone control by 1928?

Alcohol, gambling, prostitution, and dry-cleaning

When was Capone voted as “top ten personages in the world”?

1930 by Northwestern journalism students

Describe Capone’s Cadillac

Custom steel-plated, 7 tons, $20,000

From 1924-28, Chicago averaged ____ bombings and ____ murders a year

100, 381

When was Capone convicted?

Oct 17, 1931

Capone was found guilty on ___ counts

3

Capone spent ___ years in prison

11